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The road where PaulV had his set up would suggest a Griffith 500 actually had the 340bhp TVR claimed !!!! 
No, only joking !!!! Pauls car is flying at the moment. I have driven this car and agreed it was a quick one when I drove it. Since then we've (Paul mainly...) has put the engine back together with a couple of mods to the valve lapping and the performance is noticeable at the top end. I can't atay with him at the moment
Moment being the operative word, and anyway I'm far quicker through the twisty bits !!!!
Cheers
Mark
No, only joking !!!! Pauls car is flying at the moment. I have driven this car and agreed it was a quick one when I drove it. Since then we've (Paul mainly...) has put the engine back together with a couple of mods to the valve lapping and the performance is noticeable at the top end. I can't atay with him at the moment
Moment being the operative word, and anyway I'm far quicker through the twisty bits !!!! Cheers
Mark
Must admit marks quicker through the twistys but thats to do with suspension and the headcase driving. Well when I finally get some different shocks it might handle a bit better. I really don’t want to go too harsh, as the ride on long journeys is good.
I must admit I did wonder if the rollers were over reading, well the mini club might be having a test day at a rolling road, I might see if I can sneak it and compare it. Although it will have higher compression due to the skim.
I must admit I did wonder if the rollers were over reading, well the mini club might be having a test day at a rolling road, I might see if I can sneak it and compare it. Although it will have higher compression due to the skim.
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The road where PaulV had his set up would suggest a Griffith 500 actually had the 340bhp TVR claimed !!!!
No, only joking !!!! Pauls car is flying at the moment. I have driven this car and agreed it was a quick one when I drove it.
I can vouch(sp) for that! I could only keep up in the run to Castle Combe, had problems overtaking. One quick car.
Gavin
I was really tempted to go get a cam and have some other bits done but decided against it in the end. As johno said to me the job was to change the exhaust manifolds not to tune it. I only spent £200 on the heads being reconditioned then bolted it back together, this was more to prevent having to do it again than get more power. What duration is the cam you have? I did think about getting some high lift rockers but couldn’t find anyone who made them. Have decided that the shocks will be the next job then leave it alone.
Thats rich Mr "I think I'll get the heads done" " the exhaust has suddenly developed a funny resonance" (just b4 we go to Zolder) & of course "I think I'll change the dampers and springs"
Come on Paul !!! Fairs fair we're as bad as each other. I'll be even quicker through the twisties though. Although if you have my old dampers you won't be far behind !!!!!
Maybe some headwork, and a cam.....urm urm. Could have a fast road/race cam with big valve heads and some porting work done at the start of June.......
Come on Paul !!! Fairs fair we're as bad as each other. I'll be even quicker through the twisties though. Although if you have my old dampers you won't be far behind !!!!!
Maybe some headwork, and a cam.....urm urm. Could have a fast road/race cam with big valve heads and some porting work done at the start of June.......
Paul,
The cam I used was a Kent Cams mild road (V6T45), I was advised that anything more would require the ECU to be re-mapped - I was quoted £580+vat for that so wasn't in a hurry. All the other work I did was after the combustion chamber so as not to screw up the ECU too much.
I had to rebuild the engine anyway as one of the camshaft bearings had bound and spun in it's housing screwing up the block, cam, oil pump and crank. I got a replacement engine out of a scrapper for £175 (delevered) and rebuilt it (saved me a furtune as the crank and pistons were good).
I got alot of help from John at JW developments, he specialised in V6 ford engines and really seems to know what he is doing, he also supplied all the parts at much less than Ford prices.
It has made a dramatic improvement, I'm not sure quite how it compares to standard which was why I quoted my rolling road stats, the driving is the real proof of the changes.
Hope that gives you the info you wanted.
>> Edited by steve b on Saturday 18th May 08:31
The cam I used was a Kent Cams mild road (V6T45), I was advised that anything more would require the ECU to be re-mapped - I was quoted £580+vat for that so wasn't in a hurry. All the other work I did was after the combustion chamber so as not to screw up the ECU too much.
I had to rebuild the engine anyway as one of the camshaft bearings had bound and spun in it's housing screwing up the block, cam, oil pump and crank. I got a replacement engine out of a scrapper for £175 (delevered) and rebuilt it (saved me a furtune as the crank and pistons were good).
I got alot of help from John at JW developments, he specialised in V6 ford engines and really seems to know what he is doing, he also supplied all the parts at much less than Ford prices.
It has made a dramatic improvement, I'm not sure quite how it compares to standard which was why I quoted my rolling road stats, the driving is the real proof of the changes.
Hope that gives you the info you wanted.
>> Edited by steve b on Saturday 18th May 08:31
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